Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
MARYLAND Itonnn

Maryland Items.
WOodiawn camp-meeting will ho.,
GhlS year on the 9th of A9gnst Ps,,
charge. A1''SV' VIII nave
n Wlillam Justin Young and Artbur
y. Dehnls OF PocOmoke City, Md. will
grauuate at Lafayette College. Faston
"a, on June %. The class consists of
rt Inc jury in the Carey will case. at
tList Iaston on last Friday, after being ont
tnir!y minutes, returned a verdict sus'
IaLnihg the will and against the heirs
WI Muo attempted to have it set aside
The verdict was a surprise. ''''
The rains last week, which have bean
neaVy and continuous, have DAMAGED
the wheat in Talbot county. Tn msnU
places 1t has been beaten down Tbo
growth of straw being heavy. n is now
believed that the stalks will rise agoi,,
but that the heads will perish or he i'm
perfectly matured. '--
1he outlook is very unfavorable and
the peach crop in Kent, saws the Ne,ps
will certainly be very light.-not more
IMAM fourth of last years. The trees
IN Kent last year We're largely over
borne and much injured thereby and
from this cause could not be EXPECTED
to do well this year.
About 500 acres are in cultivation of
peas near Greensborough for the can
nerles there. An acre yields anywhere
from twenty to one hundred bushels of
this product, which brings from fortv-
hVe to sixty cents per bushels. Alto
gether, the pea crop is going to be a
great help to the farmers and truckers
IN this community.
The Oxford Manufacturing Company
has been organized and incorporated
with a capital of $4,000 The officers
are James II. Willis, president; William
M. Bergeman, vice president; Charles
+. Stewart, secretary and treasurer,
and ). ii. Nicholson, general manager.
The company is engaged in the manu-
tacture at Oxford, Talbot county, of
chlldren,s IS toys and novelties.
Sale Of Telephone Lines.-The tele.
phone lines of the Eastern Shore Tele-
phone Company, with wires, batteries
and fixtures, were sold at sheriff7s sale
at Centreville Saturday to Chas. r
| WestcOtt, of Chestertown, for 1925. The
lines embrace 3S miles of telephone, and
extend from SteVensOnVille to Temple
vile, Queen Anne's county.
Ifthe newspapers are to be relied on
anumber OfwOrthy gentlemen through
ought Maryland are aspiring to become
the next Governor. ANY one of them
would fill the bill. The Eastern Shore
so far, has furnished but one name to
the long list, while Baltimore city and
the counties of Western Maryland pre-.
sent the names of more than half a doZ
en-. Hon. E. E. Jackson, of WicomicC
county, is the gentleman named by hi.
friends in Eastern Maryland.
Rainbow PdrtV.-The ladies of the M
E. Church of Salisbury gave a rainbow
party Friday evening of last week
The ladies wore aprons of the rainbow
colOrs. Each apron was numbered anC
corresponding numbers were put in &
box and drawn by the gentlemen. The
number of the ladies aprons was called
and the gentleman having drawn like
number from the box was required t
hem the apron or paya fine Of ten cents
DR.. e. w. Smith captured the prize fol
bestsewing.
Artesidn .-Centreville has 25C
foot artesian well. The Record says
1T was interesting to note the strati
of earth the auger passed through. A
the depth of 100 feet a pure white sand
similar to that on the shore of the ocean
was struck. This was easily passed
At the depth of 200 feet large pieces @
oyster shells were brought to the sur
face. At about 225 feet the white SAM
was passed and hard black sand strucl
which increased in blackness unit
water began to flow. The water is pur
and delightful for drinking purposes.
4 Bishop For The Diocese of Eastor
After six Intellectual elections the I
f. Diocese of EastOn, comprising tn
Eastern Shore counties of Maryland
has at last secured a bishop, Right Rev
, DIR. Adams, formerly missionary bisho
! of New Mexico and AriZonia, havin
signifed his intention to accept tn
bishOpric, to which he was elected b
the cOnvOcatiOn of the diocese at Che
tertOwn on Thursday. 1t is an Ell
cOuraging coincidence that Bishop La
D who was greatly beloved in the diOces
was like Bishop Adams, a missionaI
u bishop before bis election to the EastC
: bishopric. The new bishop is high
spoken of, and distinguished himself
> his courage and devotion during a ye
c low-fever epidemic at Shreveport, L'
years ago.